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12 cigarettes/day from 3 months..cancer?
Will I get cancer if I stop today after smoking 12 cigarettes/day from 3 months? I am worried? Please clarify will I get cancer from this?
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You won't get cancer from 3months of 12 cigarette/day but you need to quit right now.. cigerette aren't only associated with cancer but many other serious health conditions like COPD, ILD, Increased pulmonary infection like pneumonia, chronic cough, breathlessness, decrease quality of life.. you should consult quit cigarette program for proper guidance of how to quit and you can also try nicotine gums under their support
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You won’t
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Hi. I understand your concern. Please do a in clinic visit for a detailed analysis of your symptoms and to suggest you further management plan and treatment prescription for the same
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Relax sir
No need to get worried
Nobody could predict what is going to happen.
Best thing out of this is completely abstain from it.
Apart from the cancer there are so many other diseases like diabetes heart attack stroke etc are caused because of smoking.
Next Steps
Take counselling sessions
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Don’t panic
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het yourself screened
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Stop smoking now. There are other conditions other than cancer that are associated with smoking. Don’t just concentrate on cancer. After 3 months after stopping smoking your fev1 decline will reduce
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Lowered risk is present. Pl avoid passive smoking.
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Dr. Sivaraj Karri
Pulmonologist
10 yrs exp
Kakinada
Less risk of cancer
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Consult a pulmonologist and get evaluated
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Dr. Fatima Mamnoon
Pulmonologist
13 yrs exp
New Delhi
Need to screen u and assess , cannot say without examining you.
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